Catalina 425 Buyer's Guide
The Catalina 425 is a production cruiser from Catalina Yachts, designed by Gerry Douglas and launched as the 5 Series successor to the long-running Catalina 42. On the used market you will find both owner and ex-charter three-cabin layouts, with the owner versions more common; the boat's aft-moved cockpit and vertical transom make the saloon and aft cabins easy to live with, and the forward owner's cabin with its centerline berth remains the draw for private buyers.
Layouts on the Used Market
Most used Catalina 425s show the three-cabin plan: forward owner's stateroom, twin aft cabins, and a large saloon with U-shaped settee to port and a starboard navigation nook. The L-shaped galley sits to port with a second head at the companionway foot. Ex-charter boats are a common sight and typically share this layout, though wear patterns in the saloon and aft cabins differ from private use. A gull-wing hatch from the port cockpit settee into one aft cabin and a starboard settee that folds to a double berth are standard, as is the passage between the twin wheels to a swim platform.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Commonly fitted gear on the used fleet includes a dodger, bimini, air conditioning, self-tacking jib, furling main, electric winches, and a bow thruster. The bow thruster is worth noting for slow-speed docking control. Often seen are autopilot, heating, radar, chartplotter, a short-handed sail setup, inverter, swim platform, and AIS. For buyer consequence, the power-and-energy cluster (inverter, often seen; lithium batteries and solar as owner upgrades) and the canvas-and-rig cluster (dodger, bimini, furling main, self-tacking jib) define how turnkey the boat feels; a watermaker, freezer, or dinghy davits are less common owner additions. Navigation is usually Raymarine with a pod-forward plotter, and a hardtop or life raft appears only as a sporadic upgrade.
What to Inspect
The hull is one-piece fiberglass with balsa core above the waterline and a vinylester barrier, backed by a five-year blister protection and hull structure warranty that will likely have expired on older boats. Check the grouped through-hulls in the port cabin for any seepage or compromised backing, since all are concentrated in one location. Confirm the watertight collision bulkhead forward is intact and unmodified, and inspect the lead fin keel's 316 stainless attaching bolts for corrosion. The Yanmar diesel is designed for quick full access, so verify nothing has been built over the machinery spaces or genset locker.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The 425 is typically found in the United States and Antigua and Barbuda. For a shopper, the practical checklist is: confirm layout type and charter history, verify through-hull grouping and collision bulkhead, test the engine access and bow-thruster function, and assess whether the common canvas and self-tacking rig suit your sailing, or budget for a reaching sail and lithium upgrade if you plan longer stays.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Catalina 425. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 12 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25 | 3 | $349,950 | — |
| Apr 25 | 3 | $405,000 | +15.7% |
| May 25 | 4 | $324,500 | -19.9% |
| Jun 25 | 1 | $300,000 | -7.6% |
| Jul 25 | 2 | $383,500 | +27.8% |
| Aug 25 | 2 | $374,500 | -2.3% |
| Sep 25 | 9 | $345,000 | -7.9% |
| Oct 25 | 4 | $389,450 | +12.9% |
| Jan 26 | 4 | $361,000 | -7.3% |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $409,900 | +13.5% |
| May 26 | 3 | $405,000 | -1.2% |
| Jul 26 | 4 | $431,000 | +6.4% |
Where they're listed
Catalina 425 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 27.
Country view
27 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $373,000 | 27 | 4 | 100.0% |
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11 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moody 425 | 41.67' | $ 87,978 | 42 | 9 |
| Dufour 425 Grand Large | 42.32' | $ 149,440 | 39 | 11 |
| Island Packet 485/525 | 52.17' | $ 415,491 | 30 | 7 |
| Pearson 424 Cutter | 42.33' | $ 39,250 | 30 | 10 |
| Catalina 425You are here | — | $ 373,000 | 27 | 4 |
| Oyster 485 | 48.5' | $ 295,000 | 18 | 2 |
| Sabre 425 | 42.42' | $ 69,900 | 14 | 4 |
| Robertson and Caine 42 / Moorings 4200 | 41.57' | $ 593,287 | 12 | 1 |
| Comfortina 42 | 42.19' | $ 195,778 | 11 | 4 |
| Catalina 426 | 43.5' | $ 539,000 | 9 | 1 |
| Broadblue Catamarans 385 | 38.68' | $ 210,000 | 9 | 0 |